Refettorio Felix at St Cuthbert’s is a vibrant community kitchen and drop-in centre located in Earl’s Court.
It offers a welcoming lunchtime food service to vulnerable members of the local community from Monday to Friday, creating delicious three-course meals from surplus ingredients that would otherwise be wasted.
As well as providing a transformative lunch service, the centre offers counselling sessions, washing facilities, housing and job searching assistance and structured creative activities.
By infusing the Refettorio with art and design, we want to engage guests in a holistic approach to nourishment: feeding body and soul.
The gesture of sitting down to a meal and breaking bread together is the first step toward rebuilding dignity and creating community.
Massimo Bottura
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Read moreThe dining service Refettorio Felix was launched at St Cuthbert’s Centre on 5 June 2017.
During its six-week opening, a list of high-profile guest chefs volunteered in the kitchen, helping to transform surplus ingredients into delicious multi-course dishes, served to guests at the table by a team of staff and volunteers.
Guest chefs continue to volunteer their time to the Refettorio on a bi-monthly basis.
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Refettorio Felix at St Cuthbert’s in Earl’s Court is a community kitchen and drop-in centre where delicious three-course lunches made from surplus ingredients are served to guests from socially vulnerable backgrounds.
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Refettorio Felix is the result of a partnership between the not-for-profit organisation Food for Soul, founded by Massimo Bottura, and St Cuthbert’s Centre that’s been caring for the local community as a drop-in for the last 25 years.
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We work with food waste charity The Felix Project who collect fresh ingredients that would otherwise be wasted from various suppliers and supermarkets and deliver them to our kitchen.
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We offer a three-course lunch service from 12.30–2pm every weekday, serving anything from 60 to 80 guests each day.
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Using creativity and know-how, our chefs transform not-always-perfect ingredients into delicious meals that help nourish guests and change perceptions about food waste.
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We have daily volunteers coming to help serve at the tables which encourages human connections and helps build a sense of community.
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We hope to bring dignity back to the table by providing marginalised guests with a beautiful space where they can feel welcome and valued.
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We invite guest chefs to help our in-house kitchen staff to prepare a nutritious and delicious three-course menu entirely from donated surplus ingredients.
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Food that would otherwise be wasted is transformed into nutritiously balanced and totally delicious meals enjoyed by a range of guests from socially vulnerable backgrounds.
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Our newly refurbished dining room and kitchen is also available to hire for evening and weekend events such as workshops, pop-up dinners, lectures and supper clubs.
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In our professional kitchen, we welcome a diversity of cooks and cultures who can take our donated ingredients and create a unique menu that changes daily.
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The Refettorio’s dining service is not open to the public.
Those interested in getting involved can volunteer with us.
Rent our space our newly refurbished
dining room and professional kitchen are available for private hire events,
which can be anything from pop-ups and supper clubs to workshops and cookery
classes.
All proceeds go back into funding our lunch service.
If you’re interested, please contact
events@stcuthbertscentre.org.uk